Sopa Seca de Fideos

Name: Sopa Seca de Fideos
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 200g fideo or thin vermicelli noodles; 400g crushed tomatoes; 1 chipotle in adobo; 1 white onion, diced; 2 cloves garlic; 500ml vegetable stock; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; crema and queso fresco to serve

Mexican dry noodle soup with tomato and chipotle — the beloved childhood comfort dish. Toasting the fideos in oil until deep golden before any liquid goes in gives them a nutty flavour instead of tasting like plain boiled pasta.

Total time

30 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

20 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Mexican

vegetarian

Ingredients

200gfideo or thin vermicelli noodles

400gcrushed tomatoes

1chipotle in adobo

1white onion, diced

2 clovesgarlic

500mlvegetable stock

3 tbspvegetable oil

crema and queso frescoto serve

Instructions

Toast fideos in oil in a pan, stirring, until deep golden, about 3–4 minutes.

Blend tomatoes with chipotle, onion and garlic.

Pour tomato blend over noodles, fry 2 minutes.

Add stock, bring to boil. Cover and cook on low heat until all liquid absorbed, 12 minutes.

Top with crema and queso fresco.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

128

Protein

1.9g

Fat

10.6g

Carbs

Fiber

1.8g

Sodium

526mg

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